No one under 20 years old has died from COVID-19 in Massachusetts. Say it with me again, no one under 20 years old has died from COVID-19 in Massachusetts. This needs repeating because there is a panic in Massachusetts that if you send your child to school this year it …

Editor’s note: Massachusetts is #3 and Rhode Island is #5 (not #2 and #4 as reported earlier). The CDC separates New York City from New York, putting New York state at #7 on their list by state, but that doesn’t change the fact that New Jersey and New York are …

At approximately 3:15 p.m. today Troopers assigned to State Police-Charlton responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Route 90 eastbound at the 105 mile marker in Hopkinton. Upon their arrival, they observed a 2013 Mazda CX-5, operated by a 40-year-old male from Hebron, Ct., that …

At about 8:30 a.m., Trooper Ryan Boswell, a recent graduate of the 85th RTT, and his Field Training Officer who is assigned to the Troop D Community Action Team stopped a Jeep Compass with a Virginia Registration for a hands free violation. The motor vehicle stop occurred on Deane St. …

A 20-year-old New Bedford man suffered serious injuries in a rollover crash early this morning on Route 195 eastbound in Seekonk. A Massachusetts State Trooper who was helping investigate the crash sustained minor injuries when his cruiser was struck at the scene. Troopers from State Police-Dartmouth responded to the initial …

Both New Bedford Guide and Fall River Reporter asked the community about their experience with the Massachusetts Pandemic Unemployment Assistance office. Many people sent messages about the dreadful customer service, the near-impossible standards that need to be met, the snail-like pace they have in responding, their identities being stolen which …

Gov. Charlie Baker has had enough of people holding large private gatherings and disregarding COVID-19 mitigation strategies like social distancing. So on Friday, he indefinitely paused the state’s economic reopening, lowered the outdoor gathering limit, and empowered the police to enforce coronavirus-related orders. Amid reports of large parties and unauthorized …

A man who had two prior rape convictions, and had recently set free by Massachusetts Bail Fund after they posted the $15,000 bail, is charged with a new rape. At about 1:28 PM on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a radio call to …

The New Bedford City Council has held four formal meetings to finalize the City of New Bedford budget for 2021 – two councilors have been completely absent from all four meetings with another attending only half of them. New Bedford Guide requested the budget attendance logs with Assistant City Council …

While Massachusetts already requires high-poverty schools to provide breakfast to eligible students, that has left those kids who show up late to school late without a meal. On Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill that will help high-poverty schools serve breakfast after the start of the school day – …